COPAA Announces Keynote and General Session Speakers for 2013 Conference
COPAA is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of special education attorneys, special education advocates, related professionals, and parents/family members. Our primary mission is to secure high quality education services for children with
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates’ mission is to be a national voice for special education rights and to promote excellence in advocacy. Their primary goal is to secure high quality educational services for children with disabilities. The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) is premised on the belief that the key to effective educational programs for children with disabilities is collaboration -as equals- by parents and educators. This is the premise of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, the federal statutes that guarantee children with disabilities a free, appropriate
